This Friday’s full moon won’t be as striking as the blood moon of a total lunar eclipse, but it’s still worth a skyward glance.

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On December 11, a full cold moon will appear at the same time as a planetary 'kiss' between Saturn and Venus. Here's how to catch the spectacle.
Scientists think Saturn's moon Titan may hold our best shot at discovering extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Recently, NASA published the first complete map of the Earth-like body.
Forty-two years after launching in 1977, Voyager 2 has reached interstellar space, where it will orbit the galaxy for 5 billion years.
The best time to see the Orionids—the meteor shower from Halley's Comet—is today, Monday, October 21.
The next full moon will be extra bright, extra big, and hard to miss. Here’s the best time to look up at October's hunter's moon.
The Draconids and Southern Taurids won’t interfere with your good night’s sleep, and you might even see a fireball.
The meaning of the name "beaver moon" originated with early Americans centuries ago. Here are some more things you should know about the lunar event.
The full moon closest to the autumnal equinox is dubbed a 'harvest moon.' This year, it will also be a rare harvest 'micromoon.'
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine came out as Team Planet Pluto at a recent event, reigniting hopes around the body's planetary status.
The gravitational pull of the supermoon will team up with that of the sun on August 30 to create super-charged "king" tides around the world.
August's full moon is called a sturgeon moon. Here's what you need to know to make the most of the celestial event on August 15.
A full sturgeon moon will make 2019's Perseids less brilliant than they've appeared in years past, but if you know when and where to look, you can increase your chances of spotting a shooting star.
Usually it's all about the Perseids, but this summer, the Delta Aquariids is the meteor shower to catch, thanks to July's "old moon." Here's how to view it.
The bright green light that streaked across skies over Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut the night of July 24 was likely a fireball meteor, experts say.
The half-blood thunder moon—a partial lunar eclipse that coincides with a full moon in July—falls on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch.
Saturn reached opposition this month, which means now is the ideal time to see the second-largest planet in our solar system from your backyard.
The best time to see Jupiter in 2019 is early next week—that's when when the gas giant comes closest to Earth and appears its brightest in the night sky.
The good news: The asteroid Apophis isn't going to wipe out life as we know it, so we can sit back, relax, and enjoy the celestial show!
The moment astronomy and sci-fi lovers have long awaited is finally here. That's an actual black hole you're looking at.
A full pink moon isn't actually pink—but it's so important that it helps determine when Easter will occur each year.
The human-led mission isn't expected to happen until at least 2030, but when it does, a woman will likely be the first person to set foot on the Red Planet.
He sat on his heliocentric theory of the universe for 30-some years, and only published his ideas on his deathbed.
Galileo Galilei, the father of modern astronomy, probably never dropped anything off the leaning tower of Pisa, and he didn't actually invent the telescope. But he did change history with his discoveries about the cosmos.